Alf Hartigan Posted March 5 Posted March 5 When was the game at Blackburn when we scored and a young lad came out the home end and ran down the touchline into our end waving a Wanderers flag on a pole and properly winding up their lot. Tickled me did that. Remember a Blackburn fan outside our end after the game singing Blackburn songs due to them winning in the end. I smacked him in the chops and I don't usually get involved in stuff like that. Quote
tomski Posted March 5 Posted March 5 12 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said: When was the game at Blackburn when we scored and a young lad came out the home end and ran down the touchline into our end waving a Wanderers flag on a pole and properly winding up their lot. Tickled me did that. Remember a Blackburn fan outside our end after the game singing Blackburn songs due to them winning in the end. I smacked him in the chops and I don't usually get involved in stuff like that. 2005 I think. In the riverside Quote
jayjayoghani Posted March 5 Posted March 5 2 hours ago, paulhanley said: I think you are getting two games mixed up gents. I am on about 3-1 to them in 95/6, you are on about 3-1 to them in 97/8, the one when Thommo got the red. Yeah I went to the game in 95/96. Shearer was immense. Completely dominated Stubbs. Pinging crosses in from both sides and Shearer won everything. Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I felt sure there were a few newspaper articles online about hundreds of Bolton fans having tickets in the Blackburn end for the 95/96 game but can’t find anything now Quote
Zico Posted March 6 Posted March 6 16 hours ago, paulhanley said: I think you are getting two games mixed up gents. I am on about 3-1 to them in 95/6, you are on about 3-1 to them in 97/8, the one when Thommo got the red. Very much in keeping with the subject of the thread Quote
Duck Egg Posted March 6 Posted March 6 18 hours ago, Take Hunt Off said: Shearer & Sutton we’re in the refs ear the whole game & he certainly accommodated them , just remembering how spineless the refs were in the Prem back then. That's my main memory of it. I remember being impressed at how good, and snidey, Shearer was. Him pushing Chris Fairclough in the back and scoring, just as he was about to clear the danger. Ref let him get away with stuff all day, then booked him late on for sommat daft like time wasting. Quote
Dennis Peacock Posted March 6 Posted March 6 I have some vague memories of Wigan away, Easter 1986. I seem to remember they did something really stupid, making it all ticket in the Bolton end but not the Wigan end. The consequence being there were huge numbers of Bolton in their end. Who makes stupid decisions like that? I think our away record was poor and their home record was decent. If my memory is right, it was Mark Gavin’s debut and he scored and had a cracking game. Quote
Duck Egg Posted March 6 Posted March 6 4 hours ago, Dennis Peacock said: I have some vague memories of Wigan away, Easter 1986. I seem to remember they did something really stupid, making it all ticket in the Bolton end but not the Wigan end. The consequence being there were huge numbers of Bolton in their end. Who makes stupid decisions like that? I think our away record was poor and their home record was decent. If my memory is right, it was Mark Gavin’s debut and he scored and had a cracking game. Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted March 6 Posted March 6 7 hours ago, Dennis Peacock said: I have some vague memories of Wigan away, Easter 1986. I seem to remember they did something really stupid, making it all ticket in the Bolton end but not the Wigan end. The consequence being there were huge numbers of Bolton in their end. Who makes stupid decisions like that? I think our away record was poor and their home record was decent. If my memory is right, it was Mark Gavin’s debut and he scored and had a cracking game. Yes, what a debut that was, I always thought Gavin was a great signing considering he was either a free or very cheap. Provided some old fashioned wing play and entertainment in a generally poor team. To be fair, as the video shows, there were only a few hundred at most in their end but your memory of the ticket situation would explain why there were even that many when the away end was far from full. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 05/03/2026 at 17:18, Take Hunt Off said: Was that the game Thommo got sent off for actually missing Blackburn full back Kenny ? with a sliding tackle . I was actually in the Blackburn paddock when Thommo nearly joined us due to momentum. Shearer & Sutton we’re in the refs ear the whole game & he certainly accommodated them , just remembering how spineless the refs were in the Prem back then. Those two up front for them were magnificent that day. Yes they knew how to get at the ref, but they knew how to play too. Good partnership. Cunts. Quote
jmjhb Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Various UEFA Cup games. Can't recall us playing either Braga or Sevilla Quote
bolty58 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 04/03/2026 at 16:35, freds dad said: We lost 3-5 to Burnley at home in 1960. Could that be it? Gets a thumbs up from me. Quote
bolty58 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Mine is the 1-1 draw at Blackpool when Alan Waldrons foot was modified to face backwards instead of forwards. I'd developed a liking for Colt 45 and one of the boozers on the sea front had it on tap. Remember very little apart from the Waldron incident and celebrating our 'winner' which turned out to be an equaliser Quote
kent_white Posted March 6 Posted March 6 I'm not sure I can properly remember any game after Preston at home when Super John scored that penalty. Rave culture took over and now my brain has the short term memory of a goldfish! Quote
Popular Post kent_white Posted March 6 Popular Post Posted March 6 Do you remember that game we won 1-0 v Preston when John McGinlay scored from the spot? That's probably the last game I remember in full. It was after that I started doing drugs and it's completely shot my shirt term memory! Quote
Duck Egg Posted March 7 Posted March 7 9 hours ago, bolty58 said: Mine is the 1-1 draw at Blackpool when Alan Waldrons foot was modified to face backwards instead of forwards. I'd developed a liking for Colt 45 and one of the boozers on the sea front had it on tap. Remember very little apart from the Waldron incident and celebrating our 'winner' which turned out to be an equaliser Alan Waldron broke his leg in the Kevin Olsson game. A 1-2 defeat. https://jimmysirrelslovechild.co.uk/home/programmes/the-bigger-picture/blackpool-1974 Quote
woolli Posted March 7 Posted March 7 9 hours ago, kent_white said: I'm not sure I can properly remember any game after Preston at home when Super John scored that penalty. Rave culture took over and now my brain has the short term memory of a goldfish! Those where the days! Quote
kent_white Posted March 7 Posted March 7 2 minutes ago, woolli said: Those where the days! 🤣🤣 - they were. Although these days I value 8 hours sleep above a pounding rhythm, a universal sense of togetherness and harmony, pushing my brain to new psychological, psychedelic emotional highs and free love 😁 Quote
woolli Posted March 7 Posted March 7 41 minutes ago, kent_white said: 🤣🤣 - they were. Although these days I value 8 hours sleep above a pounding rhythm, a universal sense of togetherness and harmony, pushing my brain to new psychological, psychedelic emotional highs and free love 😁 Wigan Pier every Friday! Quote
bolty58 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 10 hours ago, Duck Egg said: Alan Waldron broke his leg in the Kevin Olsson game. A 1-2 defeat. https://jimmysirrelslovechild.co.uk/home/programmes/the-bigger-picture/blackpool-1974 See. I told you I couldn't remember much about that game. Remember the commotion and difficulty getting home. Quote
Duck Egg Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 hour ago, bolty58 said: See. I told you I couldn't remember much about that game. Remember the commotion and difficulty getting home. As someone who was there and a regular at the time, I wonder if you could confirm or deny a story I read recently? A Wanderers fan on Twitter said that KO had taken a knife to that game and was waving it at our lot, before being disarmed and killed with the same knife. I'd never heard that version before. Quote
bolty58 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Duck Egg said: As someone who was there and a regular at the time, I wonder if you could confirm or deny a story I read recently? A Wanderers fan on Twitter said that KO had taken a knife to that game and was waving it at our lot, before being disarmed and killed with the same knife. I'd never heard that version before. All I can tell you is that one of his best mates Trev (tells me he caught KO as he fell) is in the scooter club in Perth. Discussed that day a few times. KO was definitely looking for it ("was no angel") but has never mentioned him being armed with anything so I can't confirm or deny. Quote
paulhanley Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 Right here is another one. All I really remember about this one is being very upset for a good few days after the game. Towards the end of 84/5 we started dreaming of Wembley having got to the Northern Semi Final of the Freight Rover. For weeks beforehand, chants of "We're all on the march with Charlie's army, we're all going to Wembley" had swirled around Burnden and various away ends on our travels. We had drawn Mansfield at home, at the time a Div 4 side and thus in the league below us. However they had Ian Greaves as their manager and I think they also had Neil Whamore in the side. Anyway we lost 1-2 and it was a massive let down. As for the game itself I remember virtually nothing. Any memories? I think we scored first? Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 8 Posted March 8 No memories whatsoever. I have none of Darlington neither. Unlike 50,000 others. Quote
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